Connected friction car stop shoe



Patented Mar. 2, 1926.

i UNIT ED STATES PATENT oFFlci-L.. l

EDWARD W. BREYLEY, OF` CLEVELAND, OHIO, .ASSIGNOB; T Q THEFRIQTION CAE STOP COMPANY, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO, A COBBOIQACUION QF OHIO.

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Application mammary 21, 182.4. Smalto. Gianna To all whommay concern:

Be it known; that I, Env/Ann W. BnnYLnY, a citizen of the United States,` and a, resident ot'Cleveland,` county of Cuyahoga, and State of`Ol1ioha-ve inventeda new and use- .t'ul Improvement in Connected Friction Gar Stop Shoes, of which the followingn is a speciiicatiomthe principle ot the invention being herein explained; and the best inode in which Ihave contemplated.applyingthat principle, so as to distinguish it from, other inventions.

The present invention relates to friction shoes for stopping` railway cars, and' more particularly to means, for connecting Va pair oi shoesjtogether. provides for limited` independent movement of the twoshoes and prevents the tendency ot the shoes to tip or spread outwardly and also maintains the shoes inv relative alignment. New means for connecting rail ends together is also shown so asto give an extray length of' rail tree from the usual fish plates. To the accomplishment of the foregoing and related ends, said invention, then, consists of the means hereinafter fully described and particularly pointed out in the claims.

The annexed drawing and the following description set forth in detail certain mechanism embodying` the invention, such disclosed means constituting, however,but one ot' various mechanical forms in which the principle of the invention may be used.

In said annexed drawing Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a section of track with a pair of connected shoes mounted thereon; Fig. 2 is a sectional view on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a sectional view on the lineB-S of Fig. 2; Fig. 4 is a sectional view through the'rail on the line 4-4 ot Fig. 1, but showing the shoe in elevation; Fig. 5 is asectional view onthe line 5-5 of Fig. 1;' and Fig. 6 is a sectional view through the ,stop taken on the line 6-6 of Fig. 1.

The present shoes 1 are similar in construction to those shown in issued U. S. Patents Nos. 1,276,023 and 1,385,528 issued to Breyleyand Duffy and to James U. Duffy, respectively, which show friction shoes of the type returnable by movement of the car wheel. These shoes comprise an inclined Jforward portion 2, spaced away from a high' rear portion 3, having its forward ieee curved to fit the ear wheel, the space Such connecting meansV being` suiicient to allow both car wheels to ride on the shoe.` At the endof the inclined portionV the` shoe drops down to provide the hump 4 which engages. with the car vwheel `to returnA the shoe toits forward" or` car receiving position where the shoe en# gages.` witfhlthe' rail fish plate 5 toprevent further forward' movement. Thesev shoes are provided with a plurality of legs` 6 `which embrace `and; extend under 4 the rail, head', as best shown 1n Figs. 4 and, and

thus maintain the shoein,A an upright position." In use .there hasbeen a. tendency for the shoes to spread apart or vtip vover outwardly and to maintain "the Vcorrect gauge or distance apartv at the top,` the present pair of shoes has been connected together... For this purpose each shoe is provided with a suitable aperture 10, inV which'is mounted a bolt 11, having a nut 12 oneachside ot the shoe and provided with'an eye 13' on `the inside end. Connecting lthese two eye-bolts is a rod 14, with an eye 15 on each end interengaged with the eyes on the bolts. As the position of the eyebolts 11 may be adjusted, the type of the shoes may be moved slightly, but normally the rod 14 does not hold the shoes in position. When theshoes tend to tip the rod prevents their spreading and the gauge of the shoes kis thus maintained correctly. By use of .the eye-bolts and the eyed rod a limited universal action is secured so that the shoes may move slightly along the .track relative to each other. The shoes are not rigidly interconnected but the con* nection is capable of limited play and movement in any direction.

At the back end of each rail is mounted a i stop 20 adapted to be contacted by the rear legs of each shoe, as 1u the forms previously shown and described in the patents menl` tured lugs 28, a pair of lugs being formed near each end of the clamp member. Each member is also provided with a pair of lugs 30 extending into the channel 26, and the base flange of the rail is notched or cut away as at 3l to receive these lugs 30. The clamp members are placed in position with the bolted throughthe web, the forward face of the stop being inclined to engage with the complementary :tace of the rear legs on each shoe. y

V By the presentstincture it has been found possible tohold the shoes together, and prevent tipping, due either to car sway or wear of the rail head. The new clamping inembers for the rail ends'inake it possible to tit the shoe legs closely abouttherail head and -V yet allow for any desired distance of travel e along the rail for the shoes.

Other modes of applying the principle of my invention may bevr employed instead of the one explained, change being made as regards the mechanism herein disclosed, provided the means stated by any of the following claims or the equivalent ofsuch stated means be employed.

I therefore particularly point out and distinctly claim as my invention l. In a car stop, the combination of a pair of wheel receiving shoes slidably mounted on the rails, stops on said rails and adapted to limit movement of saidshoes in both directions, said shoes being adapted to be moved in both directions by said' car wheelsv until engaging said stops, and means con` nectingsaid two shoes, said means being adjustable to maintain the correct gauge between said shoes, said means also providing for slight independent shoe movement. i

:2. Ina car stop, the combination of a pair of wheel receiving shoes slidably mounted on the rails, stops onsai-d rails and adapted to limitmoven'ient of said shoes in both directions, said shoes being adapted to be` moved in both directions by said car Wheels until engaging said stops, an eye-bolt adj ustably mounted on each shoe abo-ve the level of the rail, and lan eyed rod connected to said bolts. l I Signed by ine this 12th day of January,

1924. EDVARD W. BREYLEY. 

